| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 27) Werribee, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
Bailey Lewis (born 7 November 1997) is an Australian taekwondo practitioner.
Career
Lewis attained a world ranking of No. 20 in 2017 and won the Dutch Open in 2018. He had a fifth-place finish at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Korean Open. He also won bronze at the Paris World Taekwondo Grand Prix in 2022 and again in 2023.
He trained at the National Performance Centre in Melbourne under the guidance of National Team Coach Seokhun Lee. In April 2024, he won gold at the Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament defeating Issac Myrle in the -58 kg division.
He was officially selected to compete for Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the men's -58 kg category in May 2024.
Personal life
He is from Werribee, a suburb of Melbourne. He trained at City West Taekwondo in Hoppers Crossing. He hosted online video interactive sessions as part of Australian Taekwondo's COVID-19 response initiative in 2020.
References
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- "Bailey Lewis flying high". brimbanknorthwest. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- "Wyndham's Olympians Ready to Shine at Paris Games". Wyndhamtv.com. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- Aranda, Claudio (1 September 2023). "Golds for Türkiye, Iran and Great Britain on opening day of Paris 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix". mastkd. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- Khalatyan, Rafael (22 July 2024). "Australian taekwondo athletes chase Olympic dream in Paris". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- Khalatyan, Rafael (7 April 2024). "Australia wins four Olympic quotas at Oceania Taekwondo Qualifiers". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- Khalatyan, Rafael (27 May 2024). "Three Australian Taekwondo athletes selected for Paris 2024". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- "Australia's taekwondo Olympics team looks to break 24-year medal drought in Paris". abc.net.au. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- "Lewis makes Olympic team". Wyndham.starweekly. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- Houston, Michael (1 July 2020). "Australian taekwondo star Lewis receives boost from hosting Zoom sessions". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.